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When former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s name quickly surfaced as a possible transportation secretary in a Joe Biden administration, it came...

In an era defined by a pandemic and polarization, the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects on Friday presented awards tha...

In the four months Chicago has had a mandatory travel quarantine order in place, only warning letters have gone out to people believed to ha...

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Friday the state faces a ballooning budget deficit and bill backlog over the next five years and said n...

On Monday evening, Azalee Irving’s short documentary will be streamed by the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival. That wou...

Experts have mixed opinions about whether pre-holiday COVID-19 testing could make gatherings safer, but some families are considering it.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel that links two of the Gre...

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COVID-19 patients recover with lung transplants.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday he was extending a host of coronavirus-related executive orders for another 30 days, including an extens...

Illinois driver services facilities will close temporarily for in-person business starting on Tuesday because of the statewide resurgence of...

State’s attorney’s office reviewing coronavirus policy for staff, urging them to work from home.

As COVID-19 cases rise and city and state officials urge residents to stay home as much as possible to avoid spreading the coronavirus, fewe...

An award-winning lakefront barrier at Northwestern University shows how to elevate infrastructure--through a mix of art and science, use and...

The number of new confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus in Illinois topped 15,000 for the first time Friday, setting a record for...

Here's how to tell your family you won't be coming home this Thanksgiving.

A Chinatown developer who wore a wire on former Ald. Daniel Solis and helped the FBI break open a sweeping political corruption probe pleade...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to criticism over appearing in a crowd with those celebrating Joe Biden's victory over President Donal...

One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The subu...

Authorities are investigating a fire and explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut.

Emergency crews pulled a 73-year-old man from a pond in the Harbour Point Estates neighborhood at the Indiana border after his car went into...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

As COVID-19 cases surge and talks of shutdowns in Chicago and across the country resume, Americans are realizing traditional Thanksgiving ge...

One person is dead after a Metra train crashed into a car Thursday afternoon near downtown Arlington Heights, according to Metra officials.